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Frequently Asked Questions about Growing Pains So, what exactly are growing pains? Nobody knows why they happen. But one thing is clear: they have nothing to do with growth. That's the official view, but I don't always agree, because there is more to growth than just getting taller. Growing pains has become a label covering all sorts of issues in children, generally from the waist down. Growing pains are what doctors call a diagnosis of exclusion. This means that other conditions should be ruled out before a diagnosis of growing pains is made. How many children are affected by growing pains? Growing pains affect around 40% of children to varying degrees and doctors find them incredibly difficult to diagnose them. That's even if you can find one who is remotely sympathetic. They generally occur during two periods: in early childhood among 3 - to 5-year-olds and, later, in 8 - to 13-year-olds. What ages are most at risk of growing pains? The pains usually affect healthy children between the ages of 3 and 13, and always happen at night. What will my child feel if they were to get a bout of growing pains? In the worst case, they would feel intense pain and cramp, affecting both legs symmetrically (though not always at the same time). Usually the calf, shins, ankles, and thighs are affected, and growing pains will often be felt in the joints. They will not cause the child to limp or become unable to walk. What if it's not growing pains, but something more serious? It's a sad fact, but pain in the limbs of young children can be a sign of serious problems including chronic rheumatic disease, inflammatory muscle disease, childhood arthritis, leukaemia and sepsis. However, it's important to realize that in all these instances there will be other indicators that the child is not well. For example, you should definitely see a doctor if there is any joint swelling, excessive heat, redness, or the pain is in only one leg, or they are experiencing pain in the arms or back, fever, loss of appetite or weight loss. Even without these other symptoms, if you are at all worried, you should take a child with severe, repetitive growing pains, to the GP. I've heard that growing pains are short lived and that my child will grow out of them. Is this true? Yes. However troublesome they appear to be during those early years, you will see an end to them eventually. |
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